From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchapterchap‧ter /ˈtʃæptə $ -ər/ ●●●S3W1AWL noun [countable]1IN A BOOKTCNone of the parts into which a book is dividedRead Chapter 11 as your homework.This chapter discusses power, and how people use it.► see thesaurus at part2PERIODPARTa particular period or event in someone’s life or in history → erachapter ofa new chapter of peace and cooperationchapter inthe noblest chapter in our history3PRIESTSRRCall the priests belonging to a cathedral, or a meeting of these priests4ORGANIZATIONthe local members of a large organization such as a clubthe local chapter of the American Legion5 →give/quote somebody chapter and verse6 →a chapter of accidentsCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesthis chapter/the present chapterThe present chapter deals with the years leading up to the war.the next chapterThis theme will be developed in the next chapter.the following chapters (=the ones after this one)The following chapters will explore this issue.the previous/preceding chapterThe method is described in the previous chapter.earlier chapters (=the ones before this one)All these have been mentioned briefly in earlier chapters.later chapters (=the ones after this one)These points will be explored in more detail in later chapters.the introductory/opening chapter (=the first chapter)There’s a short introductory chapter giving an outline of the subject matter.the last/final chapterThe final chapter summarizes the themes in the book.verbsbe divided into chaptersThe book is divided into ten chapters.read a chapterI haven’t even read the first chapter yet.write a chapterHe wrote the first chapter 20 years before the book was published.see chapter 2/3 etc (=used in books to direct a reader to a chapter)His scientific claims were never justified (see chapter 16).be discussed/described in chapter 1/2/3 etcThese points will be discussed in chapter 8.a chapter deals with somethingThree further chapters deal with soil, water, and air.a chapter explores somethingThe second chapter explores the effects of these changes in more detail.a chapter is devoted to something (=it deals only with a particular subject)Five whole chapters are devoted to social reform.phrasesthe beginning/start of a chapterHis character is introduced at the beginning of the first chapter.the end of a chapterThe answers are given at the end of the chapter.the remainder of a chapter formal (=the rest of a chapter)The remainder of this chapter is devoted to a discussion of privatization.